One of the hallmark traits of Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating disorder marked by memory deficits and general cognitive decline, is the accumulation in the brain of a protein called b-amyloid. These proteins form "plaques" ...
Biochemistry
Oct 23, 2018
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Scientists here are taking the trial and error out of drug design by using powerful computers to identify molecular structures that have the highest potential to serve as the basis for new medications.
Other
Apr 13, 2010
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MIT chemical engineers have designed a new type of drug-delivery nanoparticle that exploits a trait shared by almost all tumors: They are more acidic than healthy tissues.
Bio & Medicine
May 2, 2011
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University of Toronto researchers are helping demystify an important class of proteins associated with disease, a discovery that could lead to better treatments for cancer, cystic fibrosis and many other conditions.
Biochemistry
Jul 7, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Oxford University have shown for the first time that molecular cages made from DNA can enter and survive inside living cells.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 4, 2011
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Cocaine is one of the most commonly used (and abused) drugs, but we have almost no modern information on how plants produce this complex alkaloid. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2012
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Biochemists from Trinity College Dublin have devised a new technique that will make the difficult but critical job of blueprinting certain proteins considerably faster, easier and cheaper.
Biochemistry
Jun 5, 2015
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Miller School-led research team has created a groundbreaking drug technology platform that enables the body to increase its protein levels, a novel invention that potentially could usher in treatment for ...
Biotechnology
Mar 25, 2012
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George Mason University researchers have discovered the exact location where two proteins responsible for hiding cancer cells from the immune system bind. This discovery provides a novel approach to developing new cancer ...
Biochemistry
Oct 7, 2019
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A biology lab at Washington University has just cracked the structure and function of a protein that plays a key role in the life of a parasite that killed 655,000 people in 2010.
Biochemistry
Jan 6, 2012
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